Since January, 2010, this blog has been dedicated to year-round coverage of the New York theater scene and, particularly, the annual Tony Awards race. The site features commentary on each production and its chances at nominations or wins, with keen insights into voter trends, leading to expert predictions.

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

As happens every year with every awards ceremony, regardless of who gets nominated, the people who DON'T get nominated always seem much more interesting. With that in mind, I have compiled a list of the major snubs in this year's Tony nominations. If there are any that you think I left off, leave a comment below and let's get a conversation started. And the 2014 Tony Snubs are …

Best Actor in a Play
Denzel Washington, A Raisin in the Sun
James Franco, Of Mice and Men
Daniel Radcilffe, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Patrick Stewart, No Man's Land or Waiting for Godot
Ian McKellan, Waiting for Godot or No Man's Land
Roger Rees, The Winslow Boy
Zachary Quinto, The Glass Menagerie

Best Featured Actor in a Play
Rafe Spall, Betrayal
Sam Barnett, Richard III
Billy Crudup, No Man's Land or Waiting for Godot
Shuler Hensley, Waiting for Godot or No Man's Land
Bobby Steggart, Mothers and Sons

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Jane Houdyshell, Romeo and Juliet
Andrea Martin, Act One

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

The 2014 Tony nominations have been announced. There were several interesting inclusions and, as to be expected in such a crowded year, several snubs that were deserving of nomination. All in all, I did relatively well with my predictions, though my major error was being too optimistic about the chances of The Winslow Boy and Bridges of Madison County. Anyhow .. without further ado, the nominees are:

Best Play
Act One
All the Way
Casa Valentina
Mothers and Sons
Outside Mullingar

Best Musical
After Midnight
Aladdin
Beautiful
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

Best Book of a Musical
Woody Allen, Bullets Over Broadway
Chad Beguelin, Aladdin
Robert L. Freedman, A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder
Douglas McGrath, Beautiful
Best Score
Jason Robert Brown, Bridges of Madison County
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, If/Then
Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, and Chad Beguelin, Aladdin

Best Revival of a Musical
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Les Miserables
Violet

Best Revival of a Play
The Cripple of Inishmaan
The Glass Menagerie
A Raisin in the Sun
12th Night

Best Actor in a Musical
Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Ramin Karimloo, Les Miserables
Andy Karl, Rocky
Jefferson Mays, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Bryce Pinkham, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Best Actress in a Musical
Mary Bridget Davies, A Night With Janis Joplin
Sutton Foster, Violet
Idina Menzel, If/Then
Jessie Mueller, Beautiful
Kelli O'Hara, Bridges of Madison County
Best Actor in a Play
Samuel Barnett, 12th Night
Bryan Cranston, All the Way
Chris O'Dowd, Of Mice and Men
Mark Rylance, Richard III
Tony Shalhoub, Act One
Best Actress in a Play
Tyne Daly, Mothers and Sons
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, A Raisin in the Sun
Cherry Jones, The Glass Menagerie
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Estelle Parsons, The Velocity of Autumn
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Danny Burstein, Cabaret
Nick Cordero, Bullets Over Broadway
Joshua Henry, Violet
James Monroe Igilhart, Aladdin
Jarrod Spector, Beautiful
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Linda Emond, Cabaret
Lena Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Anika Larsen, Beautiful
Adriane Lenox, After Midnight
Lauren Worsham, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Reed Birney, Casa Valentina
Paul Chahidi, 12th Night
Stephen Fry, 12th Night
Mark Rylance, 12th Night
Brian J. Smith, The Glass Menagerie
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Sarah Greene, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Celia Keenan-Bolger, The Glass Menagerie
Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in the Sun
Anika Noni Rose, A Raisin in the Sun
Mare Winningham, Casa Valentina
Best Director of a Musical
Warren Carlyle, After Midnight
Michael Mayer, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Leigh Silverman, Violet
Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Best Director of a Play
Tim Carroll, 12th Night
Michael Grandage, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Kenny Leon, A Raisin in the Sun
John Tiffany, The Glass Menagerie
Best Choreography
Warren Carlyle, After Midnight
Steven Hoggett and Kelly Devine, Rocky
Casey Nicholaw, Aladdin
Susan Stroman, Bullets Over Broadway
Best Orchestrations
Doug Besterman, Bullets Over Broadway
Jason Robert Brown, Bridges of Madison County
Steve Sidwell, Beautiful
Jonathan Tunick, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Rocky
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Bullets Over Broadway

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Act One
The Glass Menagerie
Machinal
The Cripple of Inishmaan

Best Costume Design of a Musical
A Genteleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Bullets Over Broadway
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
After Midnight

Best Costume Design of a Play
Act One
Machinal
Casa Valentina
12th Night

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Rocky
After Midnight
Bridges of Madison County

Best Lighting Design of a Play
The Cripple of Inishmaan
Machinal
The Glass Menagerie
Of Mice and Men

Best Sound Design of a Musical

After Midnight
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Les Miserables
Beautiful

Best Sound Design of a Play
The Cripple of Inishmaan
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Act One
Machinal

Monday, April 28, 2014

Just in time for another Tony nominations announcement tomorrow morning (bright and early at 830 am), I have decided it is time for me to return to the boards and get back to blogging. I usually don't like to jump in this late in the season, particularly as I have not been covering the season's ups and downs up to this point, but I find this year to be a particularly important year for the Tony Awards as there is no clear front runner in almost any category, and several categories are so crowded that predicting who or what will get nominated can cause your head to spin. With that in mind, here are my best guesses as to who will be nominated tomorrow morning.

Play

Act One

All the Way

Casa Valentina

Mothers and Sons
Outside Mullingar

Musical

A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder

After Midnight

Aladdin

Beautiful
Bullets Over Broadway

Book

Robert L. Freedman, A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder

Chad Beguelin, Aladdin

Woody Allen, Bullets Over Broadway

Marsha Norman, Bridges of Madison County

Score

Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

Alan Menkin, Aladdin

Andrew Lippa, Big Fish
Jason Robert Brown, Bridges of Madison County

Revival of a Play

12th Night

A Raisin in the Sun

Glass Menagerie

Waiting for Godot
The Cripple of Inishmaan

Revival of a Musical

Cabaret

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Les Miserables

Violet

Leading Actor in a Musical

Jefferson Mays, A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder

Stephen Pasquale, The Bridges of Madison County

Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Ramin Karimloo, Les Miserables

Andy Karl, Rocky

Leading Actress in a Musical

Jessie Mueller, Beautiful

Kelli O'Hara, The Bridges of Madison County

Idina Menzel, If/Then

Mary Bridget Davies, An Evening With Janis Joplin

Sutton Foster, Violet

Featured Actor in a Musical

James Monroe Igilhart, Aladdin
Jarrod Spector, Beautiful

Nick Cordero, Bullets Over Broadway

Danny Burstein, Cabaret

Joshua Henry, Violet

Featured Actress in a Musical

Adriane Lenox, After Midnight
Anika Larsen, Beautiful

Marin Mazzie, Bullets Over Broadway
Linda Emond, Cabaret

LaChanze, If/Then

Leading Actor in a Play

Samuel Barnett, 12th Night
Chris O'Dowd, Of Mice and Men
Bryan Cranston, All The Way